Smooth(er) Sailing

Things have been moving a little smoother for me now.  I've reached the middle of my novel and the words are coming faster.  Lots of action, some deception and a little young love. (Sigh.)  Unfortunately, I don't have as much time to write, but when I do, its pretty productive. Of course, then inspiration struck and gave me an idea for a prequel novella and a book two.  I had to tell myself, "Slow down!  You have to finish the first one!"  Plus, once I'm done, I know that I will have TONS of edits to make.  My goal right now is just to finish a book.  I have so many half written novels from over the years, and the dream of finishing one is something I hope to complete this year. 

Speaking of dreams, one of the women in my writing group said that she had to follow her dream of writing her novel otherwise how could she tell her kids to follow their dreams.  This really struck me.  How do we tell our children they can do or be anything they want if we are afraid to do it ourselves?  My son sees me work on my novel every night after working a 40 + hour a week job.  He sees me research, read and write almost every single day.  He sees that following your dream requires hard work, dedication and determination.  And what a fantastic lesson this is to teach him at the age of nine.  I hope that by seeing me work hard to achieve my dreams will encourage him to follow his. 
And I hope that you decide to follow your dreams too!